Evidence for task-dependent categorization in infancy

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 425-440

  Oakes, Lisa M ^a   Plumert, Jodie M ^a   Lansink, Jeffrey M ^b   Merryman, Jennifer D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Categorization; Conceptual development; Object examining; Sequential touching

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001620027     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-6383(96)90004-1     Document Type: Article

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